• 3 cups cake flour
• 1 tbsp baking powder
• 1/2 tsp salt
• 1 cup butter, room temperature
• 2 cups sugar
• 5 large eggs
• 2 tsp vanilla
• 1 1/4 cups buttermilk

Preheat oven to 350°. Butter and flour two 8″ pans.

In a medium bowl, sift together the flour, baking powder, and salt.

Place butter in mixer bowl. Beat for 3 minutes until the butter is light and creamy.

Add the sugar, 1/4 cup at a time, beating 1 minute after each addition, scraping the bowl occasionally. Add the eggs one at a time and mix well before adding the next.

Add vanilla. Add the dry ingredients alternately with the buttermilk. Mix just until blended.

Spoon the batter into pans. Bake 45 to 50 minutes or until a toothpick comes out clean.

Chocolate Cream Cheese Frosting

• 1 cube of butter
• 1 8oz cream cheese
• 1 tbsp vanilla
• 1/2 cup cocoa powder, sifted
• 2 tbsp espresso powder
• 4 cups powdered sugar, sifted
• 1/2 cup heavy cream

Cream butter and cream cheese until light. Add vanilla and mix well. Add cocoa powder, coffee powder, and sugar and mix until very creamy. Scrape down bowl and then add heavy cream until icing is the consistency you want.